The golden temple at Amritsar is one of the most important pilgrim centers of Sikhs. Guru Nanak’s birth day is celebrated by large number of people here.

Guru Nanak dev was the founder of Sikh religion. He was born in 1469 at Talwandi in Punjab. He taught that there was only one god and the people should live in peace. Guru Granth sahib is the holy book of the Sikhs.

The states of Punjab and Harayana lie in the northern part of the Great Plains. Chandighar is the capital city of both Punjab and Harayana. It is a well- planned beautiful city. It is a union territory. The Sutlej, the Beas, and the Ravi rivers flow through Punjab. These rivers join the Indus and flow into the Arabian Sea.

The main occupation of the people is agriculture. The main crops are wheat, rice, and sugar cane. The people of these states are heard working. Dams, canals and tube-wells are used to irrigate the land. Farmers use scientific methods of farming. They use tractors, harvesters and other machines.

The people here speak Punjabi and Hindi. In this state is it very cold in the winter and very hot in the summer.

The men wear lungi and kurta. They wear a turban on the head and the women wear salwars kameez with a dupatta. The Bhangra dance of Punjab is very famous.

Harayana is adjacent to Punjab. The modern state of Harayana came into beings in November 1966. Many people in Harayana are dairy farmers. The Ghaghara is the only one river that flow through Harayana. Faridabad is a famous industrial town of Haryana.

*Amritsar is famous for golden temples besides being an important commercial and trading centre. Jalandhar and Ludhiana are famous for a variety of industries. Amritsar is the largest city in Punjab. It is religious centre of the Sikhs, and the golden temp-le is located here.